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Yawning reduces facial temperature in the high-yawning subline of Sprague-Dawley rats

BACKGROUND: Yawning is a stereotyped behavior that enhances blood flow to the skull, and the resulting counterflow has been hypothesized as a mechanism for brain cooling. Studies have shown that yawns are strongly associated with physiological and pathological conditions that increase brain temperat...

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Autores principales: Eguibar, Jose R., Uribe, Carlos A., Cortes, Carmen, Bautista, Amando, Gallup, Andrew C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5209817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28049450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-016-0330-3